300 win mag

[SRK14]

This past year I decided to get a 300 win mag. I picked up a Winchester xpr with 26” barrel. I got it simply because I’m a .30 cal fan and was missing the 300 from my collection.
now to be honest, I know this is way more gun than is needed for me in particular due to areas I hunt. I get short shots 30 to maybe 100 yards. No deer killed yet, but I shot a small pig at 25yds using 180 grain rem core lokt. The pig was 50lbs at most. I was really expecting a mess… to my suprize meat damage was minimal, and oddly enough I recovered the bullet in the hide. I’ve really taken a liking to the cartridge and would like to hear your experiences on close range shots with the 300.

[Brazos Hunter]

Most shots I’ve made within 100 yards just blow through with minimal expansion. I too have one just because and have not taken it out in sometime now. I’m just not mad at my body like I used to be 😂


Michael

[FIREMAN]

I have the Savage 300 Win Mag with a muzzle brake and Accu Trigger it shoots great! It doesn't beat you up either. I love to shoot it!

Fireman

[SRK14]

Mine doesn’t have a muzzle break. It does have the inflex recoil pad that makes it a pretty tame shooter.

[Jmh05]

I absolutely love my 300WM. I've got a Browning X-bolt hell's canyon speed edition topped with a Leupold scope. I've killed Nilgai, Water buck, Scimitar Oryx, Mule deer, Eland, Warthog, Zebra, Blesbok, Springbok, Impalla, Ostrich, Wildebeest, Gemsbok just to name a few. It's been great for EVERYTHING from the 80lb springbok to Eland. I use 200gr ELDX by Hornady and I can't tell you how happy I am with it. I'm adding a suppressor currently.